Neill Wright, M.D., the Herbert Lourie Professor in Neurological Surgery, is an associate professor in neurological and orthopaedic surgery. He is fellowship-trained in complex spinal neurosurgery, and his clinical practice focuses primarily on disorders of the cervical spine, with a special interest in disorders and treatment of the atlantoaxial (C1-C2) complex. He is widely published and lectures both nationally and internationally.

He is credited for developing the C2 translaminar screw fixation technique, now popular worldwide as a safe and widely applicable method of stabilizing the upper cervical spine. He is also the leading expert on the use of synthetic bone substitutes in cervical spine surgery.